Indian sports activities wrap, June 27: Bhambri-Galloway pair reaches Mallorca Open remaining

TENNIS

Bhambri-Galloway pair reaches Mallorca Open remaining

Yuki Bhambri, alongside along with his American companion Robert Galloway, beat the French-Argentine duo of Theo Arribage and Guido Andreozzi 6-1, 7-6(4) to achieve the Mallorca Open remaining on Friday.

It’s the second remaining of the season for World No. 35 Bhambri. The Indian had received the Dubai Open with Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in February.

Bhambri, who received his maiden Tour-level doubles title in Mallorca two years in the past, and Galloway will tackle the Mexican-American pair of Santiago Gonzalez and Austin Krajicek in Saturday’s remaining.

– Staff Sportstar

ATHLETICS

Tejaswin headlines Indian Open athletic meet in Bengaluru

Tejaswin Shankar is among the many main names who will compete within the Indian Open athletics meet 2025 on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium right here on Saturday.

Tejaswin, who earned a decathlon silver on the Asian Athletics Championships final month, will characteristic within the 110m hurdles and excessive bounce occasions right here. Olympian Sarvesh Kushare can be amongst Tejaswin’s challengers within the excessive bounce. Asian Video games silver medallist, Mohammed Afsal, who broke the lads’s 800m nationwide document final month, may even be seen in motion.

Abinaya Rajarajan, 18, who was a part of the Indian ladies’s 4x100m crew which received silver on the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, will look to proceed her spectacular run within the senior ranks. Asian Athletics Championships bronze medallist Vithya Ramraj (ladies’s 400m hurdles), sprinter Nithya Gandhe and Jisna Mathew (ladies’s 400m) are a few of the different worldwide athletes on the beginning listing.

– Ashwin Achal

BOXING

Companies declare boys’ and ladies’ title in Junior (U-17) Nationwide Boxing C’ships

The Companies Sports activities Management Board (SSCB) stamped its authority on the sixth Junior (U-17) girls and boys’ Nationwide Boxing Championships by rising as the general champion in each the classes.

Companies reclaimed the crew title within the boys division and pulled off a decisive victory within the ladies division, toppling defending champions Haryana, who completed second throughout each classes.

SSCB wrapped up the week-long occasion on the Nationwide Boxing Academy in Rohtak with 9 medals in every class.

Their boys squad secured six golds, two silvers, and a bronze medal, whereas the women crew delivered 4 golds, 4 silvers, and one bronze.

Maharashtra accomplished the rostrum within the boys championship, whereas Manipur completed third within the ladies division.

On the women’ aspect, a number of acquainted names from India’s latest success on the Asian U-15 and U-17 Championships delivered as soon as once more.

Delhi’s Ahaana Sharma continued her blazing type within the 50kg remaining with a clear sweep. Khushi Chand of Uttarakhand clinched a slim 3-2 win within the 46kg division, whereas Haryana’s Anshika reaffirmed her dominance within the 80+kg class.

Companies’ twin crew triumph was powered by a sequence of dominant remaining bouts throughout each divisions.

Within the boys’ competitors, Udham Singh Raghav, a latest medallist within the Asian U-17 Championships, received gold within the 54kg class, whereas Sahil Duhan (60kg), Priyansh Sehrawat (70kg), Jaideep Singh Hanjra (80kg), and Rahul (80+kg) additionally secured top-podium finishes.

SSCB’s ladies crew was bolstered by sharp wins from Naitik (52kg), Chandrika Pujari (54kg), Harsika (60kg), and Hamoor Kaur (66kg), the latter scoring a third-round stoppage.

Prachi Khatri’s highly effective RSC victory within the 80kg class, together with title wins by Himanshi (70kg) and Jiya (48kg), additional highlighted the depth of India’s rising feminine expertise.

Manipur’s Lanchenba Singh, who defeated Companies’ Piyush 3-2 within the 50kg class, was adjudged one of the best boxer within the boys’ class, whereas Fortunate Bagdwal (57kg) of Uttarakhand was named probably the most promising.

Within the ladies’ division, Haryana’s Divya (63kg) and Jammu & Kashmir’s Bareena (70kg) claimed one of the best and probably the most Promising awards, respectively.

-PTI

SNOOKER

India strikes into Asian Snooker Staff Championship semifinals

India, led by multiple-time world champion Pankaj Advani, cruised into the semifinals of the Asian Snooker Staff Championship with a 3-0 win over Qatar in Colombo on Friday.

Advani, 39, set the tone for India by outplaying former world champion Ali Al Obaidli 62-24.

Aditya Mehta, the previous World Video games gold medallist, got here up with a masterful break of 86 within the second singles en path to a 115-5 win over Bashar Abdul Majeed to present the previous champions a 2-0 lead.

Within the doubles, Advani and Brijesh Damani joined forces to finish the rout. The duo defeated the pair of Al Obaidli and Majeed 72-5.

India will subsequent tackle the winner of the match between Hong Kong-1 and Bahrain.

– PTI

HOCKEY

Odisha (ladies) and Tamil Nadu (males) topped champions of Masters Cup 2025

Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu received the title after defeating Hockey Maharashtra 5-0 within the males’s class.
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Hockey Affiliation of Odisha (Ladies) and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (Males) had been topped because the champions of the first Hockey India Masters Cup 2025 after defeating Hockey Punjab (Ladies) and Hockey Maharashtra (Males) respectively, on the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Hockey Affiliation of Odisha received the Gold Medal within the ladies’s class.
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Hockey India

Hockey Haryana received the bronze medal match within the ladies’s class after defeating Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, whereas Hockey Chandigarh defeated Hockey Affiliation of Odisha within the males’s class to complete their marketing campaign on the rostrum.

– Staff Sportstar

GOLF

Varun Chopra fires 8-under 64, leads after first spherical in Morocco

Indian American Varun Chopra shot an excellent spherical of 8-under 64 to place himself within the lead on the Morocco Rising Stars Marrakech within the Asian Improvement Tour..

The event on the Al Maaden Golf membership noticed Chopra shoot 5 birdies on the entrance 9 and 4 extra on the second 9.

Chopra was one shot forward of Mexican Santiago de la Fuente, who carded 7-under 65 that included two eagles.

The choose of the gamers enjoying below the Indian flag had been Aman Raj and Khalin Joshi, each of whom shot a 4-under 64 to position themselves 4 photographs behind the chief in tied sixteenth place on the standings when play was suspended resulting from poor mild.

The opposite Indians within the discipline embrace Rahil Gangjee, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Pukhraj Singh Gill, Karandeep Kochhar, Chikkarangappa S and Arjun Sharma.

Gangjee, Ajeetesh and Pukhraj Singh Gill had been positioned in tied 24 with rounds of 3-under 69 every.

Kochhar, who was the runner up final week, additionally in Morocco, had a modest first day this week as he shot 1-under 71 to be positioned tied 64 on a low scoring day. Arjun Sharma had a troublesome begin to his week and was positioned at tied 92nd with 1-over whereas S Chikkarangappa (74) was T-104th.

-PTI

Bhatia shoots 68 in first spherical of Rocket Basic

Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia had a good begin of 4-under 68 however it was solely ok for a tied-Forty fourth place within the opening spherical of the Rocket Basic in Detroit.

The world No. 36, who reached the Tour Championship in 2024, had 5 birdies in opposition to one bogey and was six photographs behind co-leaders, South African Aldrich Potgieter and American Kevin Roy, who shot 10-under 62 every.

The Rocket Basic discipline contains 9 of the top-50 gamers on this planet, led by fifth-ranked Collin Morikawa, who opened with a 69.

US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who rose to No. 7 on this planet after profitable the Vacationers Championship final week in Connecticut, shot a 68.

-PTI

Le Vaudreuil Golf Problem: Saptak Talwar falters on again 9, shoots 1-over

India’s Saptak Talwar endured a troublesome first spherical on the Le Vaudreuil Golf Problem, carding 1-over 73 to remain in tied eightieth place within the standings.

Frenchman Robin Sciot-Siegrist led by one stroke after taking pictures a spherical of 7-under 65.

The three gamers tied for second place had been Clement Charmasson of France, Daniel Younger of Scotland and James Allan of England. All three gamers performed a spherical of 6-under 66 and had been one stroke behind the chief.

-PTI

Tough begin for Sharma, Ahlawat in Italian Open

Indian ace Shubhankar Sharma’s disappointing run continued on the DP World Tour as he began the Italian Open with a 5-over 75 in Argentario, placing him approach down in 143rd place.

Sharma now seems to be sure to overlook his sixth straight reduce this season.

Veer Ahlawat, the opposite Indian within the discipline, who earned his card by topping the PGTI Tour again dwelling, was positioned tied 63rd with an excellent par 70 was at risk of lacking the reduce.

Dan Bradbury carded a bogey-free six below par spherical of 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the primary spherical at Argentario Golf Membership.

-PTI

Arjun Atwal lies tied-18th at US Senior Open

Arjun Atwal shot a strong even par spherical of 70 on the primary day of the US Senior Open championship and was tied-18th, three photographs behind the leaders Mark Hensby and Padraig Harrington.

The US-based Indian had two birdies and bogeys every after ranging from the primary with eight straight pars.

The even par spherical was spectacular for Atwal contemplating solely 17 gamers broke par on the day with the Indian competing in his first seniors occasion of the yr, coming by means of a qualifier.

-PTI

Diksha in prime 10 at midway mark in German Masters

India’s Diksha Dagar fought her technique to an excellent par 73 on the heels of a primary spherical 69 to position herself within the top-10 after two rounds within the Amundi German Masters right here.

Diksha was tied fifth after the primary day, however at 4-under for 36 holes, she was nonetheless 4-under and was positioned tied sixth, although the vast majority of the gamers had been nonetheless on the course.

The lead after the completion of the primary spherical was shared by 4 gamers with first day scores of 5-under 68 every. They had been Alice Hewson of England, Helen Briem of Germany, Amelia Garvey of New Zealand and Ellinor Sudow of Sweden.

– PTI

MORE SPORTS

India to host 2029 World Police & Hearth Video games in Gujarat

India has received the internet hosting rights for the 2029 World Police & Hearth Video games (WPFG), and the occasion, that includes greater than 10,000 athletes, can be held throughout three venues in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Ekta Nagar (Kevadia).

The athletes will symbolize police, hearth, customs and correctional providers departments from over 70 international locations. India will thus change into the primary south Asian nation to host the WPFG video games since its inception in 1985.

The announcement got here after India’s remaining illustration to the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), which is the governing physique of WPFG, final Sunday in Birmingham.

– PTI

RUGBY

Rugby Premier League: Hyderabad Heroes baggage prime spot on factors desk, Mumbai Dreamers end with a win

Terio Tamani of Hyderabad Heroes.
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The Hyderabad Heroes will end the league stage of Season 1 of the Rugby Premier League because the desk topper, because it closed out its marketing campaign with a powerful 31-7 win on the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports activities Advanced in Mumbai on Friday.

The Mumbai Dreamers ended on a excessive with a complete win in opposition to the Bengaluru Bravehearts. Within the semifinal of Season 1 on Saturday, the Hyderabad Heroes will play the Delhi Redz, while the Chennai Bulls have on their agenda the Bengaluru Bravehearts. 

The Hyderabad Heroes began at lightning velocity and obtained their factors tally shifting within the first minute earlier than Delhi Redz bounced again by means of a Penalty Strive. The Heroes had been within the temper to placed on a present to attain a flurry of factors, with the half-time rating studying 21-7.

It was extra domination from the Heroes after the break as Lautaro Velez registered a snug attempt, extending the lead by 5 extra factors. Within the remaining quarter, Manuel Moreno added one other attempt to seal the win.

Within the second recreation of the day, the Mumbai Dreamers defeated the Bengaluru Bravehearts by a scoreline of 26-14. 

– Staff Sportstar